Question

Which of the following is one of the sacred books of Buddhism ?
1. Torah
2. The Avesta
3. Kalpa Sutra
4. Tripitaka

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Tripitaka

The correct answer is Tripitaka.

• Tripiṭaka is the traditional term for the Buddhist scriptures. 
• Tripitaka are of three types:
  • Vinay Pitaka rules of monastic discipline for monks.
  • Sutta Pitaka is a collection of Buddha's Sermon.
  • Abhidhamma Pitaka is the philosophies of Buddha's teachings.

Buddhism

• Founder of Buddhism: Gautam Buddha was born in 563 BC at Lumbinivana(Rummindehi district, Nepal) on Vaisakha Purnima day in Sakya Kshatriya clan.
•  His father Suddhodhana and his mother Mahamaya.
• After his mother's early death, he was brought up by stepmother Gautami.
• He married at 16 to Yasodhara, enjoyed married life for 13 years, and had a son named Rahul.
• At the age of 29, he enounced home, this was his Mahabhinishkramana (geat going forth, Symbol - horse), and became a wandering ascetic.
• At the age of 35, under a pipal tree at Uruvella (Bodh Gaya) on the banks of river Niranjana(modern name Flagu), he attained Nirvana (enlightenment, Symbol - Bodhi tree) after 49 days of continuous meditation. 
• First Sermon at Sarnath to his five disciples known as Dharamachakra Pravartna (Symbol - 8 spoked wheel).
• He died at the age of 80 in 483 BC at Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh. This is known as Mahaparinirvana (Final Blowing out).

 

• Torah is the first part of the Jewish bible. It is the central and most important document of Judaism and has been used by Jews through the ages.
• ​The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in Avestan language and written by Zarathustra.
• Kalpa Sutra is a Jain text in Sanskrit containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, notably Parshvanatha and Mahavira.